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• ISBN: 0806129662 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• ISBN: 9780806129662 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• Physical Description: xiii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
• Publisher: Norman : University of OklahomaPress, c1997.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-271) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The origins of a tradition -- pt. 1: The mountain man: Kit Carson -- The real Christopher Carson -- The genteel type -- A blood-and-thunder hero -- The Carson legend in perspective -- pt. 2: The outlaw: Billy the Kid -- The William Bonney of history -- The satanic Billy -- The saintly Billy -- The American Robin Hood -- pt. 3 The gunfighter: Wild Bill Hickok -- The history of a reputation -- The pistol dead shot -- The civilizer -- "A bold, bad man" -- pt. 4: The soldier: George Armstrong Custer -- Portrait of a soldier -- The dead lion -- A boy's hero -- "Glory hunter" -- pt. 5: The Western hero -- The hero in history and legend -- Epilogue.

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West (U.S.) > Biography.
Heroes > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Heroes in literature.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)